Akron chemical spill leads to brief evacuation

Fire officials say residents have been allowed to return to their homes after a chemical spill forced businesses and some houses to be evacuated.

The Associated Press

Fire officials say residents have been allowed to return to their homes after a chemical spill forced businesses and some houses to be evacuated.

Officials said that roughly 3,000 gallons of chemicals spilled into the tracks behind Emerald Performance Materials around 1 p.m. Saturday, forcing homes and businesses downwind from the chemical materials company to be evacuated for a couple of hours.

Capt. William Howe of the Akron Fire Department says that one employee of the company became nauseated by the fumes and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. He was in good condition.

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